Prince of Death:
Return of the Speaker's Heir
By: The Potters of the Future
and Winged Seer Wolf
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Disclaimer:
I do not own Harry Potter or Percy Jackson. These concepts,
characters and places belong to
J.K. Rowling and Rick Riordian
Dedication:
This chapter is dedicated to all of the readers
and reviewer's who helped Winged Seer Wolf and I
get to this point.
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Rating: T
Pairing(s): Harry/Thalia
(This will happen in Book 3)
(All others are in the air at this point.)
Beta: Winged Seer Wolf
Summary:
Last year, Harry found out about his father, met others like himself, went to a magical school, dodged an old man's questions, all the while keeping Voldemort from the Ultimate power. Now in his second year, Harry the son of Hades must now contend with the return of an ancient line that threatens the destruction of Hogwarts itself.
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Reviews
Ashletta Everdeen
It had to be done. Plus I love Dobby. Not if he doesn't want Zeus to strike him down no.
Deviously Fiendfyre
It's the summer so Persephone is not in the Underworld at this time.
Robotic Worm
Oh you'll see but all will not be revealed until later.
AryanLyaCaady
Salazar was the child of two demigods; a son of Hermes was his father and daughter of Hectate was his mother. The reason he can speak Parselmouth his from Hermes who has George and Martha the caduceus which is twin snakes so he can keep control of the drakon because of his parents blood.
SeaBreaze2Ga
He won't be suicidal enough to fly in the flying car no matter what anyone else says. Zeus would shoot them down in a heart beat.
VanillaLilly
Of course he could easily Shadow Travel but I doubt he'd leave any of his new friends behind.
imgonnadie
He apparated out when he realised that Harry was a "dark wizard".
Tyche
I was planning to have Dobby wait for Harry like in the book but be unable to spot Harry as he was surrounded by a gaggle of other demigods.
RedRangerBelt
I thought it made sense to me. I don't know about the mortals but Cat and Eve definitely. Of course she if. When Hermione puts her mind to something she does it. I felt that when Hermione found out that her friends were fluent in Ancient Greek she would hate someone to be better at something than her so learnt it as fast as she could. Ah you will have to wait and find out about Harry's second cousin. He is a boy though. Yeah I felt it was about time that they came out.
Beezlebubbles
Nico lives in canon as well.
percyjackson135
But his friends can't.
Valentine Alexandrea Sparrow
Probably what in Hades. It would effect most of the demigods as they arrived together.
The Retired Pokémon Master
I think the idea is that the death gods are a little creepy dealing with all the dead souls has to be taxing on one's own soul. Get some sleep your not making much sense.
Penny is wise
No he is another OC character but he is to do with Harry's past.
Slytherin Studios
I doubt Harry would be stupid enough to willingly go into the sky. I doubt that Zeus will stop trying to blast his nephews out of the sky. When does Harry get a quiet year at school?
ultima-owner
That would be awkward for Harry. Not so secret with Ginny and Colin stalking Harry and Romilda slipping Harry love potions.
mudbloodpotter05
Nothing happened to Dobby he was allowed to just Apparate away after Harry had got the letters from him.
jayswing96
Dobby will be at Platform Nine and Three Quarters but he will not keep Harry out of it.
SeanHicks4
Ah you'll have to wait and see for the second cousin and I will be giving clues along the way.
Janelly Slytherin
No he had no idea he had accidentally popped down to the Underworld.
Sanity and Katlin
Good point closing the wall would not help in anyway. Harry can't have a single year without trouble but at least he has good friends to help him.
gryndylows forevah
I have a feeling that they will frustrate Bianca to no end.
Legolas's Mione0233
Don't worry he's not. Ginny has always annoyed me because I've never seen any depth to her. Basically she stalks him and is in love with his fame and heroism before she's even met him. He ignores her until she gets pretty and then fancies her. How they ever have a solid marriage I don't know? Ginny is an obsessive fan girl and Harry only likes her for her looks. Maybe they get to know one another better between the end of the war and the epilogue but that's how I've seen it. Well it's what everyone seemed to want. I can't wait for his reaction to his daughter going out with a son of Hades. I think Percy and Harry are fighting for position as leader which is why they don't get on.
kiskaduna
Dobby rather got the shock of his life at seeing his hero in his home. Well they do say that you should never meet your heroes. Light doesn't necessarily equate to good and nor does darkness necessarily mean evil. I think Harry is the champion for the good rather than the so called Light. I mean Dumbledore is the light's leader but he's hardly a good person. That would make Harry and Cat in laws. Poseidon only claimed Percy because he needed help to stop a war. Then he told his son he wished he had never been born. Hades does care for his children somewhat and I think that Zeus was kind of relieved when Thalia joined the hunters. I think Zeus would have turned her back after the prophecy had come to pass for some one else. If Kronos knew then the king of gods had to know. I've always thought that Ginny and Harry's relationship was terrible. She won't stay away from Harry because she's a crazy obsessed stalker but I think Harry will give her a glare of death whenever she's attempting to flirt with him.
Hade's-Daughter17
I think Harry will be protective of his younger siblings. Harry and his second cousin will get on.
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Chapter 7
Family Decisions and Revelations
Hades was sitting on his throne and frowning. He had a decision to make, but he wasn't sure what the right decision was. He considered the reason that he had decided the hide his children away in the first place. He remembered dear sweet Maria's death. It was all because of his little brother being frightened of losing his power.
Then he considered the fact that both Zeus and Poseidon had also broke the pact. They couldn't really say that his children deserved to be destroyed. Zeus would probably try anyway as he had done with Harry repeatedly, but as long as he kept them grounded then they would be fine. Wouldn't they?
Harry had lived for twelve years and was still alive. True it had been hard for him at times but he'd done it. He would be able to look after Nico and Bianca even if neither of them had magic. Chiron had proved that he had no problems with Harry and there were Harry's friend too. It was time for his children to be brought back into the world.
As much as he worried what would happen to them he was quietly confident that they would be able to survive for at least some time before anyone found out that Zeus hadn't killed them when he had killed their mother. He would just have to hope that they would be able to make it through the years.
Hades vanished from the Underworld throne room leaving his kingdom. Hades looked up at the starry night sky. It felt good to be able to breathe the air again even if it was dirty Vegas air. Hades knew that people would be avoiding him because he gave off such a sense of terror. He was quite glad of that as it meant he could use his godly powers without any problems.
Hades was mortal sized as he could hardly fit in with the mortals at giant size and had no wish to frighten his amnesiac children. He got rid of his robes with the screaming dead. Instead Hades was in a black suit and shirt and tie. Hades wasn't exactly one for colours. He was after all the Lord of the Underworld.
Hades entered the sliding doors ignoring the bell boy. The crowd of confused mortals parted easily for him as he headed for his children. He found his nine year old son playing a computer game ironically about Greek Gods and his ten and a half year old daughter who was at the archery course. They had apparently forgotten about each other.
Soon as they had left Lotus Casino it was like a mist had fallen from their eyes. The two brown eyed children stood staring around. The two children of the 1940s stood in the back alley of 1992, properly alive for the first time in fifty years. He was glad that he had kept them out of things for this long, but now they had to become part of this world.
Hades brought the two dark haired children to a military school in Maine called Westover Hall. He signed them off as his children. He used the identity that he often used in the mortal world and signed his children in. It wouldn't be long until a satyr stumbled across the two of them and brought them to Camp.
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'So this house elf warned you that somebody was plotting something?' asked Cat.
'Yeah,' Harry nodded. 'He wouldn't tell me what.'
'Probably couldn't,' murmured Eve.
'What do you mean?' asked Harry.
'House Elves are bound to obey their masters,' explained Cat. 'They cannot go against their masters instructions.'
'Although they can bend them,' Eve added, 'don't underestimate house elves.'
'We had a few working at the orphanage,' Cat said, 'they were the only people there who were ever nice to me.'
Harry didn't know what to say to that. He and Eve just exchanged a sad look. It was lucky that they were interrupted saying that Chiron wanted to see the three of them up at the Big House. Harry guessed that their school books and lists had just come. He hoped their Defence teacher would be better than last year or at least not try to kill him that would be pleasant.
The three of them made their way up to the Big House, where he could see the other Hogwarts students coming as well. There were less witches and wizards than last year and none of them were first years. There were a lot of new books this year. All of them brightly coloured with a handsome golden haired man on them. Harry could see the name Gilderoy Lockhart written on each of them.
Chiron waited for them all to enter. Evan O'Reilley, one of Annabeth's older brothers, was the last one to enter as he had been getting his armour fixed at the armoury. Thank the gods for the children of Hephaestus or they would always be out of decent armour, something that all demigods needed at some point or another.
'I have your letters and your new textbooks here in Ancient Greek,' Chiron said. 'Any new robes you'll have to get yourself measured for in Diagon Alley. You all know the schedule for getting to London,' Chiron said giving Harry a pointed looks.
Harry nodded along with the rest of the Hogwarts demigods. They picked up their books. Harry was eager to get a good look at what the new defence teacher was like this year. Hopefully they'd get a better one than last year Harry having killed off the Quirrell. Quirrell couldn't teach and attempted to kill him upon the orders of a deranged mass murderer.
They left Chiron after collecting their books. Harry, Cat and Eve ended up back in the Hermes cabin. There was the second standard book of spells. Then there was a pile of books written by a blonde idiot. Harry only flicked through the book in incredulousness. What the hell was Dumbledore doing hiring a fake like him?
'He's got to be kidding me,' Harry ranted, 'since when can you kill a crazy vampire by some sort of chant everyone knows that it's the old fashioned way or none at all.'
'I know you can magic up stakes but that's about it,' Eve added frowning.
'What's the betting that he's going to go mad or die by the end of this year?' questioned Cat.
'That's what they seem to do,' agreed Harry.
'Don't kill this one off,' Cat said giving Harry a mock glare.
'He was working for Voldemort,' Harry retorted angrily.
'Gods I was joking Harry,' Cat rolled her eyes, 'you take things too seriously.'
'And try not to radiate death it's creepy,' Eve added.
'Okay, okay I'll be good,' Harry relented. 'So what do you new classes look like?' asked Harry.
'Reading tea leaves seem a little vague,' Eve murmured. 'I mean the difference between an arm signifying love and a diver which to a lover it reveal's a deception.'
'Why did you choose Divination, again?' asked Cat shaking her head, 'Care of Magical Creatures is far more fascinating.'
'Only if animals like you,' Harry muttered darkly.
'If you have the Gift it will be a really useful skill to have,' Eve argued.
'Do you?' asked Harry.
'My grandfather Courtney Knight was a famous Seer,' Eve said. 'Dunno if I've got the gift. I can always drop it if it turns out pointless.'
'I would,' advised Cat.
'What about Ancient Runes?' asked Harry changing the subject.
'Seems good,' Eve nodded, 'The Greek section seems good.'
'Cool,' Harry said.
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The weeks passed quickly soon it was the last day before they were back off to Hogwarts. The Camp Bead this year was a trident signifying the first son of Poseidon to have come to camp in fifty years. Percy Jackson the son of Poseidon who had ventured to the Underworld to stop a war between the most powerful gods and proved himself to be a true hero.
They left out that he had a satyr and a daughter of Athena helping him all the way there and an "unclaimed" demigod guiding them through the Underworld (although that part was a blessing). Harry supposed that the tales never remembered the numerous people who had fought for good, only the vanquishing hero.
Harry had rolled his eyes a bit at the darkest parts of the Underworld. Harry liked the Underworld there was nothing wrong with it. Anyway they'd have a far tougher time getting through it without Harry's help. But he wisely kept his mouth shut. Annabeth was suspicious enough as it was. Harry remembered her confrontation when she had returned.
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'Harry,' Annabeth called.
'Hey did you do it?' Harry asked.
'I hope so,' Annabeth said. 'Percy's gone on. He sent us back to tell Chiron everything.'
'I told him that Ares and Kronos were behind it,' Harry said.
Annabeth nodded, 'I know. I think … I think he just didn't want us to be there if Zeus-'
'Got Lightening Bolt happy,' Harry said drily.
'He's very loyal,' Annabeth said.
'Let's hope he doesn't put his foot in it, again,' Harry said.
'I don't think he's as stupid as he acts,' Annabeth said.
'No,' Harry agreed, 'he seems able to plan well enough which is the reason he won against Ares but he doesn't always use his brain.'
Annabeth nodded, 'I know.'
'I'm sure he'll be fine,' Harry felt he had to say. 'Poseidon's going to be there. He'll keep his son out of harms way.'
Annabeth smiled, 'your right,' then she frowned. 'How did you know your way around the Underworld?'
'I read,' Harry said drily.
'And controlling Cerberus and Thestrals?' Annabeth pointed out.
'I have Cerberus' son as a familiar and there are Thestrals at Hogwarts,' Harry said accurately. 'I treated the father as I did the son. That's all. And as for Thestral's they are much like horses, just dead.'
'Horses don't like you,' Annabeth reminded him.
Harry shrugged smirking, 'maybe it's the magic.'
Annabeth rolled her eyes, 'you knew their names without being told.'
Harry's eyes flashed he was beginning to get annoyed. He took a deep breath. All he needed to stir up her suspicions was to start radiating death. He looked at her she didn't seem upset about it. Harry knew she was just being a Daughter of Athena obsessively seeking knowledge of everything. That calmed Harry down considerably.
'I have my ways,' Harry's eyes glittered mysteriously.
Annabeth rolled her eyes, 'when your done being all mysterious.'
'I'm a demigod and a wizard. I think I have reason to be mysterious,' Harry laughed.
'You are impossible, Harry,' Annabeth shook her head. 'And stop trying to distract me.'
'Isn't it working?' asked Harry innocently.
'Did you really think that would work?' Annabeth asked. 'I am a daughter of the Goddess of Wisdom.'
'Point taken,' Harry smiled.
'You managed to get Hades to listen to us,' Annabeth said.
'I know, lucky, huh,' Harry said trying not to show how nervous he was.
'Lucky,' snorted Annabeth. 'The satyrs have always said you smell of death and animals are scared of you.'
'What are you getting at?' snapped Harry eyes flashing.
'Are you a son of Hades?' demanded Annabeth.
Harry's breath caught. She had figured out. He had to admit that the evidence was all there and Annabeth being Annabeth was sure to realise this. Why did he make friends with a daughter of Athena again? He shook his head hoping that this would quell Annabeth's suspicions though somehow doubting it.
'Not to my knowledge,' Harry said shortly. 'Whoever my father is doesn't care enough about me to claim me, remember,' Harry said icily.
Harry knew it was low to use her own sympathies to make her stop questioning him but desperate times call for desperate measures. Harry walked away very conscious on the fact that a pair of grey eyes were watching his every move. Harry was careful not to let his control on his powers slip for the rest of the holidays.
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On one of the later days Harry accompanied by Eve was at the armoury getting his armour mended by Auberon a child of Hephaestus. He was talking to the other boy perfectly happy about what schools they were attending. Auberon had actually managed to keep a school for two years something that didn't happen for demigods in the mortal world.
Magical schools were different thankfully partially due to the wards keeping out things that threatened the students including most monsters. Also, the fact that at magical schools the main emphasis was on - surprise, surprise – magic and not so much writing and reading helped (although there was some just to show you knew the stuff).
Plus the magical world considered the older languages not to be dead. Some of the old Purebloods taught there children to be fluent as a tradition and a forgotten reminder of where they came from. Magical schools dealt with lots of students with powers so that demigods weren't as out of place even if their powers (in many cases) were different and more powerful.
This meant that demigods actually managed to get through their education in one establishment. Something that was good as there was only one school in each country. Or less, like in Eastern Europe where Bulgaria and Russia were the only countries with a large enough magical communities to warrant schools meaning that in the smaller communities children were either sent to Durmstrang or Veles.
Harry had just been thinking that the magical world was good for some things even if severely flawed in a lot of other things. Just look at the pathetic excuse that they had for a Ministry of Magic and teachers. The only reason that so many demigods went to Hogwarts was because of the trouble there and demigods were always at the centre of trouble.
Then suddenly as though he had been run over by a hoard of stampeding Pegasi he felt it. That he clamped his hands across his ears. His ears felt like they were vibrating beneath his hands. Harry could feel someone was dying; someone he knew and they were close. He closed his eyes for a second.
It was the thirteen year old son of Poseidon. Harry didn't know what had happened but considering he was a child of the Big Three. And unlike him, who Hades had tried to keep hidden for as long as possible he was well known, too well known. Knowing the all Percy Jackson/Ares enmity it could well be some child of Ares seeking vengeance for their father.
'Harry,' shouted Auberon in shock.
Auberon watched as the black haired gothic boy ran off in the direction of the forest. Harry Potter had always been odd even for a wizard. He wouldn't attend Pegasi lessons. Then he would disappear off the face of the earth for periods of time. Auberon had seen a darkening in those luminous green orbs.
He had always felt sorry for those that had been unclaimed. He had never spent a night in the Hermes cabin. Hephaestus had claimed Auberon as soon as he had entered Camp almost two months ago. But for a lot of the children in the Hermes cabin that was not the case. Auberon shook his head and returned to caring for the armour which he had a natural proficiency at making.
Harry ignored the dark haired boy running towards the wood. Eve took of after him having seen him. She didn't know what the matter was with Harry, but with all of his senses then it was likely to be bad. It seemed even worse when she realised that her friend was heading towards the monster infested woods.
Cat was racing against the wood nymphs and loosing quite spectacularly. Then suddenly, going the opposite way as she was, a black haired boy in a black trench coat and black jeans rushed past her with a dark haired girl following behind him. Cat blinked at the two of them for a second before she ran after them too.
'What's going on?' Cat called.
'No idea,' Eve shouted back.
Harry, of course being the only one who knew what was going on made no sign of what was going on. He wanted to get to Percy before the older boy died of whatever it was he was dying of. He wasn't going to waste time or energy relaying what was going on. The only time this had happened before he had been able to do nothing….
But this time would be different. Harry was determined that it would be so. He would save the older boy. He had to. He didn't know the boy very well and they weren't friends. Not yet at least but the son of Poseidon seemed to be an alright kind of person, very loyal to his friends if he spoke before he thought.
Harry didn't want him to die. He may be the son of Hades and knew death was inevitable and as long as you had lived a good life (which many didn't) you had nothing to fear. But dying at the age of just turned thirteen he never wanted that. That was how old that one of the boys that went with Luke had been.
Harry found Percy lying his hand half submerged in the creek. He had obviously been trying to heal himself when he had passed out from the scorpion bite. He was just lucky that the water although not powerful enough to heal him was powerful enough to slow down the poisons effects. However, he would still die if they didn't do something soon.
'Is that…?' asked Eve trailing off.
'Yeah,' Harry said harshly, 'Cat help me with him,' Harry ordered.
Eve had always been a little on the short side even if her agility and magical prowess made up for that in Capture the Flag and duels. Cat on the other hand was tall and always carried herself with a strong presence. She was physically stronger than Eve so when it came to helping to carry a poisoned thirteen year old demigod out of the creek (as you do) she was the better to do it.
'Eve go tell Chiron,' Harry ordered.
Harry and Cat rushed forwards and pulling the unconscious boy along by the arms. Trying their best to avoid roots and trees and falling in the creek along the way. Harry had considered Shadow Travelling Percy to the Big House but he didn't think he could carry Percy. Nor did he know the effect of Shadow Travelling on a poisoned person.
In short Harry didn't want Percy to become his test subject for Shadow Traveller's that were poisoned. So Harry was left to mortal methods of getting Percy out of the woods. Harry didn't know what Percy had been doing in the woods alone. Not that it would help Percy any way to know and that Harry reminded himself was the most important thing.
Harry and Cat arrived dragging Percy along with them just as Eve had arrived with a grim looking Chiron. He picked the dark haired boy out of the two demigods' hands. He galloped up towards the Big House where Percy would get the help he needed. Hopefully in time the scorpion venom didn't leave them much time.
'We should tell Annabeth,' muttered Eve. 'Do you know where she is?' Eve asked Harry.
'She's overseeing the canoes being put away,' Hansika daughter of Demeter told them.
'Thanks,' Eve said.
Eve was the only one who bothered to thank the older girl. Harry would never apologize to a child of Demeter. Cat who had the harshest life out of the three of them had been forced by the Matron of the Orphanage where she grew up to be polite even to those who spent the time picking on her. Naturally due to this Cat would rarely use manners unless she liked you.
Harry was the first to arrive at the lake. Annabeth was with a son of Ares trying to get him to cooperate with putting the canoe they were standing over away. She obviously had no clue what had befallen the friend that she had risked her life with. Harry walked up to Annabeth with Eve and Cat behind him.
'Annabeth,' Harry said grimly. 'Percy has been bitten by a scorpion.'
Annabeth paled, how?'
'We found him in the woods,' Cat said, 'dunno what he was doing there.'
Annabeth raced off to tend to Percy's care. Those left at Camp was quiet that evening knowing that one of their own had been injured where they were supposed to be safe. Well except from Ares' children who seemed quite happy that the one who had defeated there father had almost died. Quite a few thought that it was his fault.
Harry went back to Cabin that evening with the Year Rounders and those who had let to leave for Hogwarts or one of the other magical boarding schools. It was that night that Harry realised that Luke was gone. Luke hadn't left since he had gone on the quest that failed and now he had gone. Harry felt something wrong there.
Nobody else seemed to find it suspicious as he was nineteen and it was the end of the summer. A few seemed to think he had gone to College. When Harry mentioned that he had never told them he was reminded that Luke was a very private person. It was only Annabeth who really knew anything about him.
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Percy blinked slowly to life seeing the figure of Annabeth golden locks reflecting in the afternoon light. He was sipping what could only be nectar as it tasted of his mom's blue chocolate chip cookies (liquidised). Annabeth looked relieved when he awoke. Not that Percy blamed her considering the chances of him dying.
He couldn't believe that Luke had done this. He'd liked the older boy and all this time he had been faking it. That hurt a lot. However, he imagined it would be worse for Annabeth who fancied Luke and had known him since she was seven. He wondered if anyone had noticed that Luke was missing yet.
Percy wondered who or what had found him and brought him back to the medical room of the Big House that he had only been once before the poison had set in. The water had obviously not been enough to heal him. Maybe his father had helped he thought somewhere between hopeful and bitter towards the god who had wished he had never been born.
'Ah Percy good afternoon,' Chiron said smiling sadly.
'You idiot,' Annabeth shook her head. 'You were turning grey and green when Harry and Cat dragged you out. If it wasn't for Chiron's healing skills…' Annabeth trailed off. 'And if Harry hadn't found you,' Annabeth shot Chiron a look. 'If they'd been any longer…' she trailed off again.
'We were lucky that you were found in time and you'd got to water. You gave us quite scare. You have a strong constitution as well,' Chiron said.
'How are you feeling?' asked Annabeth.
'Urgh,' grimaced Percy, 'I feel like my insides have been frozen then microwaved.'
'Apt,' murmured Chiron, 'considering it was scorpion venom. Could you tell us what happened?'
'Can't believe you got attacked at Camp, again,' Annabeth shook her head.
'It was Luke,' Percy said.
'It can't be,' whispered Annabeth.
'Go on,' frowned Chiron.
'He lured me into the forest to find a monster to fight-'Percy said.
'Boys,' muttered Annabeth shaking her head.
'Then he told me he was leaving and summoned the scorpion,' Percy said. 'He admitted that it was him who stole the Lightening Bolt and was in league with Kronos.'
The air darkened around them as Percy said the cursed name of the Lord of Time. All three of them shivered at it. Then as quick as it had come it had gone. There was a silence. Percy observed Annabeth wondering what she would say. They'd been friends for so long and now he had betrayed them all.
'I can't believe it,' murmured Annabeth taking the betrayal hard. 'He was never to same after his quest.'
'I have to report to the gods,' Chiron said.
Chiron left leaving Percy and Annabeth. There was a very tense moment after he left as Annabeth and Percy avoided looking at each other. Percy was feeling exhausted but he wanted to get up. That's the problem with ADHD even whilst ill it was still playing up. He like the sea hated being confined.
'May the gods curse him,' muttered Annabeth darkly.
'Annabeth how did Harry find me?' asked Percy. 'I know he's staying for another few days but what was he doing in the woods? It was very lucky that he arrived in time to save my life,' Percy was nothing if not perceptive.
'Well he said that he wanted to go for a run and fight some monsters,' Annabeth said not sounding as if she was buying it.
'You sound disbelieving,' Percy said.
'Well the new boy from Hephaestus' cabin was with Harry when he suddenly ran off and dragged you back,' Annabeth said.
'How did he know?' asked Percy.
'I'm not sure but if I'm right about his parentage then he might have…' Annabeth trailed off.
'Annabeth what do you think happened?' Percy demanded.
'You were very close to … dying,' Annabeth said unhappily. 'If I'm right he might have sensed that.'
Percy closed his eyes and nodded, 'that would explain a lot. He saved my life then.'
'Yeah,' smiled Annabeth.
'Glad he's here then,' Percy said.
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That evening Harry was sitting outside. Luke still hadn't turned up. Not that anyone but him was worrying about it. Annabeth had left for the first time since she was seven years old, a little delayed by her friend almost dying. He wasn't sure if Percy was going to stay and train or not. He looked out at the strawberry fields.
Percy looking a lot better than he had when Harry had last seen him came up to him. Percy sat down beside him outside of Hermes' Cabin. Harry remembered that before he had been claimed by Poseidon he too would have lived in Hermes' Cabin. The two dark haired boys were quiet for some time.
'You're looking better,' Harry commented breaking the uncomfortable silence.
'Hard not to,' Percy muttered darkly.
'Oh I don't know about that,' Harry said. 'You've never met Voldemort.'
'Voldemort?' asked Percy distracted.
'Psychotic dark wizard who likes attempting to kill me,' shrugged Harry nonchalantly. 'Snake faced bastard,' Harry said going from nonchalant to vehement in under a second. 'Nose less, red eyed, scaly skin. No idea why anyone would follow him.'
'Could say the same about Kronos,' Percy said darkly.
The sky predictably darkened and Harry shivered at the feeling. Would Percy ever learn that names have power and using them was dangerous to put it mildly? Harry somehow doubted it. Harry shook his head looking down at Percy's hand that was still bandaged from the wound but it could have been worse.
'Be careful about names,' Harry said, 'they have power,' warned Harry.
'You sound like Annabeth,' muttered Percy annoyed.
Harry laughed, 'is that a compliment or an insult?'
'Insult,' grinned the son of the Sea God.
'Of course it is,' smirked Harry. 'So you staying?' asked Harry.
'No,' Percy said shaking his head looking in two minds, 'I want to spend some time with my mother. I thought I'd lost her. I didn't go through all that to never see her again. I know Chiron wants me to train, but I want to see her, monsters and all.'
'Go for it,' Harry told him. 'Don't let being a demigod or anyone or anything else control your life. Make your own decisions and to hell with the rest of the world.'
'Good advice,' smiled Percy.
'It seems we're all leaving; me, Cat, and Eve off to Hogwarts, you and Annabeth to your parents. Luke is gods know where. The others say he's probably just gone to college or something,' Harry said doubtfully. 'But I don't know Luke's always been a little distant. Annabeth said he wasn't like this when Thalia was around,' Harry's eyes darkened. 'The quest just made it worse. But this summer he's been angry and having nightmares. I don't know where he's doing but I doubt he's just gone to college.'
Percy sighed, 'he was the Thief.'
Harry paled feeling betrayed, 'I'd love to say it's not true, but I hate to say it fits. He's got a lot of anger in him. I can see him fighting the gods but I can't believe he'd join the Lord of Time.'
'He admitted it,' Percy said. 'He wants to rip down the gods, send the humans back to the caves,' Percy said in disgust, 'and join Kronos, where only the strongest survive which of course includes him,' Percy said bitterly.
'He has problems with both his mother and father,' Harry said feeling angry that his friend wanted his father dead.
'I know about Hermes but his mother?' questioned Percy.
'I don't know the full story but he gets angry whenever his mother is mentioned,' Harry said. 'He'll be caught,' Harry said confidently. 'The King of the Titans is still in pieces. He can't help himself never mind hide a demigod from the gods forever.'
Percy nodded, 'Annabeth and I are going to get a quest next summer to find him,' Percy said. 'And if Chiron won't give us we'll sneak off anyway.'
Harry laughed, 'I like the sound of that. Maybe I'll come with you.'
'Yeah,' Percy said. 'Well got to go my mom's picking me up. Thanks for saving me.'
'Well I wasn't going to leave you to die,' Harry shrugged. 'See you next summer.'
Harry watched as Percy walked off. He watched as Percy met up with his mother at the top of the hill. Whatever the next few years would bring the two children of the Big Three then they would have their friends and each other to get them through it. Harry waved a good bye before heading off to bed.
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Will Harry end up going with the others?
Does Kronos know that Harry's a son of Hades?
Will Luke find out?
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Chapter 8: The Family Reunion
Harry returns to Privet Drive for the first time since he was seven years old. He meets his mysterious second cousin who is awfully familiar.
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